GRADE 12 Count Me In - Theme 2 Friendship - Smartsheet

A Categorize the words below.

smiling generous aggressive boring fair

easy-going jealous cruel helpful reliable

faithful mean honest apathetic friendly

selfish loyal polite violent respectful

A good friend should be ... A good friend shouldn’t be ...

B Group the words given under the correct headings.

• thin Distinguishing Marks Hair

• mustache
• •
• cheerful
• scar • •
• freckles • •
• muscular
• •
• beard
• hardworking
• curly
• of average weight
• friendly Build Character
• dimples • •
• bald
• •
• overweight
• tattoo • •
• aggressive • •

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C Circle the suitable responses.

1. What kind of person is your brother? 2. How old does Mrs. Green look?
a) He is honest, punctual and clever. a) She can’t be older than 40.
b) He can’t be older than 15. b) She is a teacher at a high school.

3. How is your sister? 4. How old is your mother?

a) She has brown eyes. a) She is in her forties.
b) She is fine. b) Long and curly.

5. What’s Martin’s hair like? 6. What color is her hair?

a) He is stubborn but patient. a) Short and straight.
b) It’s short and curly. b) Black.

7. How tall is your best friend? 8. What’s your teacher like?

a) She’s of medium height. a) He’s tall and slim.
b) She is overweight. b) He’s patient and disciplined.

9. What does Kate look like? 10. Does Brian resemble his brother?
a) She is jealous and lazy. a) No, they have nothing in common.
b) She has brown hair and big blue eyes. b) No, he is not a reliable person.

D Match the synonyms. Write the correct letters in the boxes and find the secret
message.

1. kind 6. stingy E. thoughtful H. humble

2. cheerful 7. forgetful S. absent-minded R. smiling

3. intelligent 8. modest F. polite N. reliable

4. considerate 9. easy-going P. overweight I. good-tempered

5. honest 10. plump D. mean I. clever

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E Read and answer the questions.

This is Martha. She is my sister. This is Rachel. She is my best

She always arrives at school friend. She never gives away
on time. my secrets.

This is Ethan. He is my
This is Ruth. She is my cousin.
classmate. He always calls me
She always tells the truth.
on my birthdays.

This is Ryan. He is my brother. I This is James. He is my friend.

like spending time with him. He I like him but he never
makes me smile. changes his mind.

This is Emma. She is one of my

This is Charles. He is my
classmates. She always says
father. He gets angry easily.
“please” and “thank you”.

1. Who is kind? 5. Who is thoughtful?

2. Who is amusing? 6. Who is stubborn?

3. Who is punctual? 7. Who is aggressive?

4. Who is honest? 8. Who is reliable?

F Match the sentence halves with the explanations and reasons.

1. Bruce is sometimes stubborn a. because he is taller than me.

2. Roger can play basketball well b. because she is very funny and makes very
funny jokes.
3. Janet’s friends laugh at her jokes a lot
c. I want to be slim.
4. I don’t want to eat fast food; d. and doesn’t change his mind.
5. Ethan is plump e. because she is smart.

6. Megan understands and learns f. because he eats a lot of junk food and he
everything easily. doesn’t do exercises much.

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G Write True (T) or False (F) according to the text.

These are Susan and Daisy. They are sisters. Susan

is 18 years old. She is a beautiful girl with blue eyes
and curly blonde hair. She is of medium height and
thin. Daisy is 21 years old and she doesn’t resemble
her sister. She has a shoulder-length, brown hair and
brown eyes. She is tall and of medium weight.
You can’t believe this but they are totally
different in personality. Susan is a generous girl.
She is always honest and polite. She is extroverted,
talkative and cheerful. Daisy is punctual, introverted,
lazy and a bit shy. She doesn’t have a lot of friends.
Susan She prefers staying at home at weekends. Daisy
Neither of them are selfish. They like sharing and
supporting each other. They get along very well.

1. Susan and Daisy resemble each other in appearance.

2. Daisy does not look like Susan.

3. They both have the same eye colours.

4. Susan is older and taller than Daisy.

5. Daisy prefers spending time with her friends at weekends.

6. Susan doesn’t get angry easily.

H Read the sentences and circle the correct words that describe Mike.

1. Mike is blonde / dark.

2. Mike has a scar / acne on his

3. Mike has curly / straight hair.

4. His eyes are brown / green.

5. Mike is plump / of medium weight.

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